Beijing slams foreign news outlets for ‘smearing' Hong Kong national security law
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The Commissioner's Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong issued a statement of strong condemnation on Tuesday, slamming BBC News Chinese and the Japanese newspaper the Nikkei for 'distorted reports, comments or editorials'.
'[These pieces] were rooted in ideological bias … [and] deliberately smear the national security law and discredit the successful practice of 'one country, two systems' in Hong Kong,' a spokesman said.
The office urged the media outlets involved to stop publishing 'erroneous remarks' about Hong Kong.
The office did not specify which articles it was referring to.
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On June 30, BBC News Chinese launched a special series that reviewed the law's impact on local society, and included interviews with teachers, students and other members of the public.
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